Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-18


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publlahed ID Eun&ng'e 0rsgsniam proves
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a1tnaashaF mara snR4aions IN his poltti-
esu laedern IN are lhiFfT years kis
4 hfn heartily exprezsed oontempt for
zeao6ens IN sen Of brains and powcf-
81 called fora display q inlellsctn8l aDd
physiei psuez - sre peFhaps IS veil
prepared tsday 80 ever IN our history.
e b. The f4as kkat the nation. which
heavieEs guns II he world e the close
kaeD pace with sbe rest Of tue world and
ID the matter Of naval ard ooae4 de-
fsscea. But the main thoaahs cf this
shrswd cid man of rxaefical anA1rs ts
that the pressure Of eDefRsney would
develop cur talent, strength Of menlal
and fruitfnlly - - any period o. oar
| history.
ft Il as true Of us a. Il has ever been
| og any nation that the pressure o.
eunErenaiss reveals ear best power.
/ The pressure Of poIitioal emerReBcy
forced Hampden from the attitude Of
IN amtsble. easy going 0 unity gentls-
nan into that Of 9 serious and SAGA
cioua etateaman: made Cromwell a
soldier, and PPM, Vana and Eliot crest
dsbaters and aRitaSors. The struggle Of
| 1910 wan MT thsir work half 80 much IS
| trey we're ita children, the spontaneous
l aenerafiou, kindied b. the spirit Of the
times. even a. the stress Of she french
reyoiufion developed its military power
and threw HiEahean. Danton, and hnailY
Napulson 70 she surface; even a. 0nl
colonial quarrel with England revealed
70 Patrick Hanxy that be vas an orator
slimulated the dormant powers q
Waahiuaton. Jefferson, Frauklin, Ham
iIton and San Adams and lifted thsu
10 the level Of the work OF patriotic
stasesmen and soldiers. Whiie thsss
men woRid have been fairly tall figures
IN any time Tor they we're natural peer
Of that hfAt order Of practical mindl
uho know hou 70 leQislate wisely ana
govern SUCCESSFULLY, nevertheless IN
4 to40u4 Wy u1k N0A1AatA@90Ay R1AA<NA
our ansi-slavery struggle. eur civil va
and our period Of reconstruction YER
unusnalIy fertile In able men vas be
eause under the pressure Of the stEuRRl
for existence the emily test applied 10
public man IL that Of the wisdom, th
integrity, the patriotic capacity for hi
} work. There wasno party hate. beoaus
| ell had TO be for the beieaeueFed ooun
tEy or u would perish; - natural lead
ers had nothing 10 overcome on thei
Way 70 the front Of the people. 10
not until the life Of the state 10 hrml.
secured that party jealousy and privat
piQue aeaerts itself and lighter, an
cheaper men find their way 10 the from
The demagogue is one Of the oankers Q
calm world, the caterpillaFs OF ID
state, when she piping times Of peas
ere unbEoksa BY Ehe nearing cries q
! var; bat place our nation today ande
the same pressure she was in 1861, an
men Of deasaerate quality woald q
more darker TIE councils OF state thu
the same ssFt did after the firing {
Sumter. We would send oar men
weiQhty sense and capacity without rel
erenoe to private animosity, for v
: would feel that the trivial dsy of pol
ties, at play, vas passed; thai Il was
, time for work aud not for vapor; tbs
our President or our Governor must b.
be the shadow Of q name, but the sut
, stance Of q msn; that our legislator
. must not be clamoFing crows, predatei
kites and hootinR 0wls.